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Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Stages of Lunar Moth from Egg to Moth (hopefully), 1 by Maria2354

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Maria2354 wrote:
Thanks everyone. I have been practicing good hand washing anytime before handling the cats. In addition, I try not to touch them at all because of the risks of injury to them. Along with my instructions came a small paintbrush, which I use only when I absolutely have to. Usually, I have been moving the cats with the part of the leave that they were on into a new container with a fresh leave. I have a double supply of containers and exchange them daily; you may recall them from previous pics. The used containers are washed in tap water and dried before use the next day. The leaves are also washed in tap water and padded dry before use. And the cats have been in separate containers.

Unfortunately, they aren’t looking any better today. There is one cat, half colored green and half brown, that is actually still eating. It is about half its prior size (see pic).

I am starting to get used to the idea that this project is a failure :(